| Native name | البل |
|---|---|
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Sawran |
| Elevation | 472 m |
| Population total | 563 |
| Population as of | 2004 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| Time zone (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Geocode | C1669 |
Bel (Arabic: البل) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and 7 km (4.3 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Sawran 4 km (2.5 mi) to the southeast and Kafr Ghan 4 km (2.5 mi) to the north.
Demographics
In the 2004 census, Bel had a population of 563.[1] The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[2] In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Bel as a Turkish village of 15 houses, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.[3]
References
- ^ "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 13. Archived 2015-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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